Life

Friends, both donning platform fashion sneakers, admire their new purchases as they drift up London Underground's Northern Line.

This pearly king bears a short string of pearls on his pearly cap at the Pearly Kings and Queens annual parade at Guildhall.

As community members exit the temple at Bhaktivedanta Manor after praying to the gods, they lay their hands close to this flame and say a prayer at the annual Diwali festival.

Street art, a prevalent societal stamp on Rome, is displayed in an alleyway as a group of girls strolls through.

A young woman strolls alone through the streets of Venice on a brisk autumn night.

A woman and her two children shop in the Souks of Marrakech, Morocco for vegetables and fruits one November evening.

Two pearlies line up against the wall to pose for a group photo at the Parade at Guildhall on Sunday, September 28, 2014.

A man in the Souks of Marrakech whittles wood with just a sharp metal tool, a long bow, and his toes. The carved wooden pieces are then made into handles for skewers. He is the son of a man who has been whittling wood for over 30 years.

A woman selling traditional Moroccan bread sits beside a man selling cigarettes in the Souks of Marrakech. Both are typical goods to be purchased in the marketplace and around the city.

The Pearlies stand on the steps of St. Martin in the Fields in a display of black and buttons attracting the attention of passers by to donate to the church in honour of the Harvest Festival.

A man sits outside his stall in the Souks of Marrakech on a warm November afternoon.

This Pearly Queen rides in an old-fashioned car as part of the annual parade at Guildhall on September 28, 2014.